We’ve all seen holiday movies in which ghosts or angels teach the main character an important lesson. Just as in the movies, many truckers today have received visits from ghosts – ghosts of past trucking insurers who left long-haul trucking, leadi…

VANCOUVER, B.C. – TransLink is moving ahead with a plan that will see $1.9 billion injected into the Greater Vancouver Regional District’s (GVRDs) roads, bridges and public transit system. This despite suggestions from the B.C. Trucking Associatio…

MONTREAL, Que. – The Canadian National (CN) Railway strike in March and what looked like yet another disaster for intermodal carriers turned into a cloud with a silver lining for some, when shippers started switching more cargo from trains to truc…

It’s finally here. The first substantial changes to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules in 65 years. And many truckers have greeted its coming with fea…

TORONTO, Ont. – What’s in store for 2004? According to some, better times. For others, full on disaster. But no matter how you look at it there’s no question that things are going to get even more int…

Yellow Transportation president and CEO James L. Welch speaks to Truck News on the impact of the Roadway deal in Canada, overcoming challenges at the border, and the need for a new shipper-carrier rel…

Dear Editor,We run two trucks to the U.S. Gulf Coast each week specializing in LTL. In order to remain in compliance for log times, we have always had to utilize the option of split bunk time to effec…

PICTURE BUTTE, Alta. – In the self-professed livestock capital of Canada, there are mounting concerns about the long-term repercussions of a single case of mad cow disease in Canada.Picture Butte, Alt…